Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week (Nov. 8-14)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week for Nov. 8-14 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Monday, Nov. 22. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email regan@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivemass.
THIS WEEK’S MASSACHUSETTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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Noel Tripp, Whittier Girls Cross Country
Tripp became Whittier's first female cross country runner to ever qualify for the Massachusetts All-State meet with a qualifying time of 21:09 at Gardners cross country course.
Elsiana Aires, Westborough Girls Soccer
Aires had two goals in 3-0 win over Westwood in the Division 2 girls soccer state quarterfinals on Saturday. The Rangers will now advance to first state semifinals appearance in eight years.
Kaitlyn Carney, Franklin Field Hockey
Carney had 2 goals in Panthers' 4-1 win over Winchester, and will advance to the D1 Final Four for first semifinals appearance in program history.
Aryan Shah, Hopkinton Boys Soccer
The senior sealed the Hiller's 3-1 upset victory over Holliston with a goal off of a free kick.
Ryan Algieri, Burncoat RB
Algieri rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns in Burncoat’s 31-12 win over Worcester North.
Cameron Ayotte, Millbury
Ayotte passed for two touchdowns and ran for another TD in Millbury’s 28-12 win over Millville-Hopedale.
Miguel Borges, Marlborough RB
Borges carried the ball 20 times for 108 yards and a touchdown in Marlborough’s 26-7 win over Leominster.
David Brown, St. Mary’s RB
Brown rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns to lead St. Mary’s to a 42-14 win over Medway in the Division 6 quarterfinals.
Cadence Chace, Fairhaven
Chace ran for three touchdowns to lead Fairhaven to a 28-21 win over Apponequet.
Tyler Dimond, Grafton QB
Dimond rushed for two touchdowns and passed for a third to lead Grafton to a 35-13 win over Bedford in the Division 4 quarterfinals.
Chase Dwight, Pentucket QB
Dwight rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead Pentucket to a 21-14 win over Old Rochester in the Division 5 quarterfinals.
Matt Festa, Duxbury QB
Festa scored three touchdowns on the ground and threw a TD pass to lead Duxbury to a 39-14 win over Danvers in the Division 4 quarterfinals.
Danny Fleming, Tewksbury QB
Fleming rushed for 222 yards and four touchdowns and passed for 93 yards and a TD to lead Tewksbury to a 35-30 win over Wayland.
Max Hannagan, Littleton RB
Hannagan rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown in Littleton’s 25-14 win over Ayer-Shirley.
Owen Keenan, Assabet
Keenan ran for two touchdowns and picked off a pass on defense to lead Assabet to a 28-22 win over Bay Path in the Vocational Large School quarterfinals.
Will Kelly, Dartmouth RB
Kelly rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns to lead Dartmouth to a 26-8 win over Plymouth North.
Angelo LaRose, South RB
LaRose rushed for 444 yards and six touchdowns to lead South to a 40-18 win over Worcester Tech.
Jaden Morales, Oxford RB
Morales carried the ball 13 times for 183 yards in Oxford’s 16-13 win over Palmer in the Division 8 quarterfinals.
Justice McGrail, Central Catholic WR
McGrail caught two touchdown passes in Central Catholic’s 37-13 win over St. John’s in the Division 1 quarterfinals.
Cody Shearer, Littleton
Shearer ran for a touchdown, kicked a field goal, intercepted a pass and forced a fumble in Littleton’s 25-14 win over Ayer-Shirley.
Calvin Tenney, Murdock RB
Tenney rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns in Murdock’s 30-6 win over Keefe Tech.
Steven Woods, Bishop Fenwick QB
Woods threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns to lead Bishop Fenwick to a 42-13 win over Hudson.
